moment -- minnesota, and the small towns in minnesota, iowa, eleanor, what he heard the previous week in michigan. which was the american people, democrat, republican, independent, a tired of the bickering and they want reasonable solutions to the problems that face the country. they want the government to do things that helped the economy grow, that help the private sector higher, and they get frustrated politicians who don't listen to them. i think everyone would have gotten an earful by everyone who sent them to washington about what their priorities are. and everyone works for the american people, that would have a salad tour effect on their behavior. -- saltatory affect on their behavior. >> a couple of people unemployed -- obviously. but you don't seem to of knowledge there is a process in washington that has to be dealt with to help these people who are unemployed. i think what john was suggesting, the president having this much trouble on the day. this much trouble on the day. james carville said the last thing the white house needed was to appear to cave in to the speaker. so there is a